Baylor Mom

Sherri and everyone. Try eating foods for the SOuth Beach diet. They have the most protein in them. I bought a tv dinner today that was a pizza and it had 30 grams of protein in it. I also eat their protein bars which has 19 grams of protein. So go to the store and check out all the SOuth Beach diet products. If you can find Tigers Milk products are good and high in protein. I haven't found them yet but I have only looked at Wal-Mart. I really want to loose and I am going to eat more protein even if it kills me. LOL I also have some unflavored protein powder that I am going to put in things that I eat to boost up the protein. I hope some of these suggestions will help. My hubby and I have to make a decision about what to do with our dog. We might have to put him to sleep. We are going tomorrow to talk to the vet. I will lwt you know. Got to get some shut eye. Talk to you later. HUgs

Well I went to the doctor today and he said that my band is just right for now. I was pleased that he didn't want to unfill it some. He did say that the reason that I am not losing any is because I am not getting enough protein. I knew that I wasn't but didn't know that that was the reason I wasn't losing any weight. I just thought it was lack of exercise. I am going to have to try to find ways to get more protein in. My PCP told me that I have to take some more diabetic medicine and start some meds for my cholestrol. She did give me some Equip for my legs so I hope that will help me sleep. My family (me, hubby and daughter) are having some issues over our dog and the way our house is cleaned. It is a loooong story but I have been kind of down about it. It is like we are keeping secrets or something. Anyway I am trying to keep an upbeat about it and not worry. I am glad that Sherri and Stepanie have joined me in the challenge to lose 20 pounds before Christmas. I hope others will join in too. I will talk to you guys later. Hugs

Sherri you are on!! I will try my best to get to onederland by Christmas. I think we have 7 weeks. I am at 219 right now so I have 19 pounds to go well I guess 20 really. If anyone wants to join us and wants to lose 20 pounds by christmas let us know. We would love to have as many participants as we can.

Hey I weight 219 too. I want to be in the race for getting to onderland by Christmas too.

Sherri - That is exactly what happened to me. I have 3cc in my 4cc band and I am tight still. It has been over a month since I got that fill and I still have problems. I debated whether to go get an unfil but I really wanted to lose more weight. I decided to stay with this fill for awhile. I still have problems every once in a while but not as much. I have kind of learned what I can eat and when to stop. I have been drinking milk with my protein bar so that it would go down. I need that protein. Other than that I do eat cereal with milk just so that I have something in my stomach in the morning and then the rest of the time I just try to eat what I can. I know it is not the healthiest way to eat but it is all I can do for now. I am hoping that the band will loosen up some but it hasn't yet. I think if you want to struggle and try to eat what you can and learn how your body is going to react to food then keep the fill but if you can't eat anything and you need nutrition then go get a little unfill. I know what you are going through and I hope you make the right decision. Good Luck Hey guys doing great. Feeling much better and no more sore throat. Had a great day today. Church was great and the Cowboys won. That makes a great day for hubby and me. I hope you all have a great week and please write and let us know how you are doing. I am striving to get to onederland by Christmas. I need to exercise more and I will just for you Mary. Belated contrats on getting there already Karlik. Congrats on your pregnacy and yes tell your doctor, Icain. Night all!!!

Yes I have trouble with candy. FInally all the Halloween candy is gone so I am safe now. Maybe that is why I am not losing. I am feeling better so I am getting back to my exercising so maybe I will lose some. The thing that has changed my life the most it the way I eat. I can't just grab something when I want it. I have to wait until after 30 min of water and then I can't have water until 30 min later. I also can't eat all that I want. I have to eat small bites and slow slow and chew chew. That is the biggest thing that I have learned since this surgery. But that is a good thing. I am not complaining until I forget and it comes back up or hurts bad in the chest. I am learning though. I guess I have to be more choosey about what I eat too. Hey did my pictures ever turn out?

Hey guys. Did my pictures ever come through? I am at a stand still in my loss but at least it is not a gain. My throat is better and I am going to try to get out and do some exercise this weekend and next week. My doc's office called me and had to cancel my appointment on Thurs. because my doc got food posioning and was sick. I don't know when I will get in now. I hope you all have a nice Friday and a great weekend. Keep posting so we can know how you are doing. Love ya'll.

I am trying the pictures of mine and my daughters new hair dos. IMG_3741.JPG http://us.f813.mail.yahoo.com/ym/ShowLetter/IMG_3741.JPG?box=Inbox&MsgId=4650_9904950_2724_1687_3150148_0_134275_4154113_4066997717&bodyPart=2.2&filename=IMG_3741.JPG&tnef=&YY=62607&y5beta=yes&y5beta=yes&order=down&sort=date&pos=0&view=a&head=b&Idx=3 http://us.f813.mail.yahoo.com/ym/ShowLetter/IMG_3742.JPG?box=Inbox&MsgId=4650_9904950_2724_1687_3150148_0_134275_4154113_4066997717&bodyPart=3.2&filename=IMG_3742.JPG&tnef=&YY=62607&y5beta=yes&y5beta=yes&order=down&sort=date&pos=0&view=a&head=b&Idx=3 I hope this works. If not I will get hubby to help me this weekend.

I am gong to try to post the pictures of pre and post of mine and my daughter's hair dos. Before after I hope this worked. If not I will try again tomorrow because I am going to have to go back to bed.

I am a homemaker and I have 1 daughter (25) and 1 son-in-law and a grandkitty. My daughter came up frow Waco yesterday and we got our hair done. It was fun. I will try to post the pictures that we took. I am still suffering with a sore throat but I don't have fever. I have slept alot today and haven't eaten much today. I hope it gets better soon.

where do we go to see your pictures?

Hey guys! I am doing better today. I still have a sore throat but all that I ate went down good. My hubby cooked steak outside on the grill bit I took a bite and chewed it to get the flavor and then spit it out. I knew that it wouldn't go down. Well my daughter is coming tomorrow and we are going to get out hair colored. I just love it when she comes. And then I am going to fix dinner for her and my mom and hubby of course. My daughter is going to Seatle for a week to a seminar so I will send her off with a good meal in her belly. She is 25 and the light of my life. Well I am working on cleaning my house so I need to go and finish. Talk to ya'll later.

Hey guys. Well I threw up again tonight. I cancelled my appointment with my doctor today because I didn't want to get an unfill. I am just going to wait another week before I talk to him. I went to my PCP yesterday and had some blood work done so maybe I will know why I don't have any energy and have the leg aches. I do have a sore throat now and it is hard to eat anything so maybe I won't throw up again. Well anyway I just wanted to let ya'll know what is going on with me. I am going to bed early as I don't feel very good. See ya!!

Dez I have that problem too. I get that burning pain in my chest but mostly at nightime. I have lost it several times too. I think it is just a good tightness and should get better soon, I hope.

HAPPY HALLOWEEN EVERYONE:clap2: :clap2:

Sherri I am glad that you had some me time. You sure did need it. I hope you are feeling better. I have the same size band as you and my last fill I had a total of 3cc put in too. I have been very tight since then. Be careful and eat slow and chew, chew, chew. I know that you have heard that alot but I have thrown up 3 times and close on other times. I think I am at my limit for now. I hope that your fill makes you tight so you can lose some weight again. MIne did. My problem is I like to eat stuff that is not good for me. If I am not going to get much I want it to be stuff I like. I know that is not the way to look at it but I can't help it. It is hard. Well I hope the others write soon and let us know how they are doing. I hope you have a good week. Hugs

Where is everyone? It has been days since anyone posted a message. I am hanging in there. I have had a couple of sessions of unpleasant episodes. I don't get to eat much but I guess that is what I wanted. I have had a pretty good week and weekend so far. I am looking forward to church tomorrow. I hope you all are doing good as well. PLEASE write soon. I miss you guys. Hugs

Indianlight- I hope the doctor can give you something that will stop the coughing. You and your friend are in my prayers. Brandy- You can do it. Just tell yourself that you don't need that food because you don't want to go back to that old weight. Get a fill it you need one. I have a husband who likes those forbidden foods too and it is hard to resist. Good luck. Well I had another episode tonight. I was at a pot luck supper at church and I had 4 bites and it was not going to stay down. Luckily I made it to the bathroom in time. After it came up I felt fine but I didn't eat anything else. Weird how it happens at odd times. Oh well I have noticed alot of weird things happening to me since my surgery. I guess I just have to live with them. Well I had a good weekend except for tonight. I am off to bed. I hope you all have a great week. Please keep us it touch with how you all are doing. Night all. Hugs

Thanks everyone for you concern. I did good tonight at dinner. Everything went down just fine. I had a good day. I think the two days I had the problem was that I drank water too soon before eating. I was carefull tonight and everything was fine. I hope that is the only problem that I have because I know how to fix it. Mary I am glad to hear that your son is better. I hope all of you have a great day tomorrow and a good night's sleep.

Sherri don't ever feel like you can't share your personal life with us. All of us care about you and want to help you. You are precious to us and if we can we want to be there for you. Please keep us informed on how things are going on with you. Well guys the only time I have had the problem (throwing up) has been in the evenings. I seem to do fine for breakfast and lunch. I am trying to watch my water better today and see if that is what it was. I hope so. I really don't want to get an unfill because I begged the doc to give me this fill and I don't want to hear "I told you so". I will let you guys know how it goes the rest of the day with the water and waiting 30 minutes before eating. I know I haven't been drinking enough water so I am working on that too. I hope you guys had a great day and I will be back later on. Hugs

It happened again tonight. I ate three bites and it came right back up. I am now beginning to think that I had some water before I ate and didn't wait long enough. Although this time I hurt longer than the first time. Then when I tried to eat later I could only eat a little before I got that feeling and I stopped eating. I really don't know what is going on but I hope tomorrow I can eat again. I have never gone to bed hungry but I might have to tonight. I think that I am hungry because I haven't had much to eat but my stomach doesn't feel like having any food in it. So I am off to bed with hopes of having a better day tomorrow. Night ALL Hugs

Hey guys I experienced my first today. My food came back up. I ate it too fast and I got that pain and I thought that I could just wait for it to go away as always but it didn't go down. So now I have officially experienced all the band can offer. LOL I was able to eat after about an hour and had no more problems. I need to learn to eat slower. I just get too hungry. I am cross stitching some pillows for Christmas presents so I need to go and start working on them. I will be back later. Hugs

Sherri my heart goes out to you. Please take care of YOU and do some things for yourself. Remember that we are always here for you. PM me if you want to. Love ya girlfriend. Hey guys. I am doing good today. I feel the pain in the chest alot of times when I eat. Usually I have to stop and wait until it goes away before I can finished my meal. I can't help it. It just happens. Sometimes it is worse than other times. Last night I ate too fast but sometimes it is because I don't chew enough. I am kind of used to it now. Well I don't really know much else. I hope to hear from some of you guys this weekend but if I don't I hope you are having a good time. Good night guys. Hugs

Hey guys I didn't get to go to the Y today because of dificulties with swallowing my pills. I am getting better with that but not today. I just kind of hung out and read my book. I am doing better with eating. I don't eat much but that is okaywith me. I guess I will say goodnight and I will talk to you tomorrow. HUgs

Hey Sherri hang in there girlfriend. I agree with Mary that you need to do something for yourself. I hope you are doing well with your band. You are still in our prayers. And remember we all love you. If you need to talk you call always email me and I will give you my number or you can give me yours. Please keep us up to date. I big HUG for you. Step- Don't worry about the gain. I gained right before my fill so maybe that is a sign that you need another fill. Glad to hear from you. I hope you can talk to us more this weekend. Well guys I lost 3 whole pounds this week after a gain last week. It was not a fun week and I didn't eat much at all (probably why I lost) this past week. But I am better now but I can still feel the resistance sooner that I did so that is good. I don't eat as much as I did and I hope to get back to the YMCA tomorrow. I don't know anything else so I guess I will go to bed. NIghty Night HUgs